"At the end of last season, I met David Silva in an elevator in Valencia and he said: 'Coach if you can, you should go to England,'" Emery told Cadena Cope radio after Wednesday's 2-2 draw at Manchester United.

Silva, who worked under Emery for two seasons at Valencia before signing for City in 2010, was not the first to sing the praises of the Premier League to the Spanish coach.